Combined railway-chair and rail-fastener.



vNo. 887,488. PATENTED MAY 12, 1908. V. MALIK & B. W. 000K. COMBINED RAILWAY CHAIR AND RAIL PASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18, 1907.

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- VINCENZ MAIJIK, OF NORTH BRADDOCK, AND ERNEST .W. (TOOK. OF \VlLKINSBURG. PENN S YLVAN IA.

COMRINED RAILWAY-CHAIR AND RIAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented May 12, 1908.

Application filed May 18, 19Q7. Serial No. 374=,8S0.

To a-ll whom it may comm-z:

Be it known that we, VINGENZ hlALIK, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-l-lungary, residing at North Lraddoclr, and EnNEsT Vi". Coon," a citizen of the United States, residing atT Wilkinsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Combined Railwav-Chairs and Rail-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification,

the ties, upwardly exie'nding splice-bars to overlap the base and web portions of the 11) depending centrally q and. transversely dis- 13 1'01 said spico bars,

rails, a stren thenin in the body porn reinforcing v" c lstrucf-ion rho nnproiunnent will be more speclincal uoscnheu hereinafter in connection with the aocompan drawing, w ooh iorins a part of this sneciucanon, and

i wel features will i set l'or'th in the ap- L in the drac."'g.-l8igure 1 is a view'in perspective of a co. Jinaticn railway-chair, and rail fastener embodying the invention, the railway ties and rails being shown by dotted lines, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the some ap plied to the meeting ends of two rails, supported upon two so iaoent tie and is transverse verti' c section of The reference numeral l. (i n or body port-ion of the device formed mill flat ends 2 adapted to rest upon i-wo jaoent railway ties 3, the latter being re cessed as shown in Fig. 2 so-that the unpaisurfaces of the ends of the base 1 will be iiush with the surfaces of the ties. The ends 2 are lormed with holes 4 for the reception of s ilres for securing the device to the tics. I iom the'opposite sides of the base i extend integral splice bars 5 which ext-end inward and then upward to conform to the contour mounting upon a pair of the base and web of the rails which they overlap.

Depending centrally from the under side of the base 1 is a longitudinal strengthening rib or flange 6, graduated in depth from its ends I toward the center so that the vertical dimension thereof is greatest at the center of its length.

The splice-bars 5 are each braced and rein forced, by'a series of integral triangular Webs 7 connecting the outer sides of the vertical portions of said here, with the upper surfaces of the inwardly extending base portions thereof.

The central longitudinal flange or rib 6 is also reinforced by a series of triangular integral Webs 8 oppositely disposed with relation to the webs 7 of the splice liar but in vertical alinement with said webs The entire structure constituting the in vention is forn'ied in a single casting, and it will be apparent that the same is reinforced both longitudinally and transversely, thus insuring a firm and reliable support for the rails, as Well as a substantial fastening for the meeting ends thereof, without the employment oi the usual bolts and nuts.

The ends of the rails are forced into the open ends of the chair and are securely held in position by the solicc bars.

An im errant advantage of the impr0verent is flint it may be readily applied to the rails, and in case of breakage of a'section of rail a temporary connection between broken ends may be quickly effected, one or more of H 0 improved chairs or fasteners being oard by a locomotive for emergencies. As

no improvement must be supported between adjacent ties, it may be necessary in thus making ei'nergency repairs to remove one of the ties to secure it in proper relation to another one to su trport the chair and fastenor.

As "the device is constructed from a single integral casting it may be manufactured at comparatively small expense, and the absence of bolts and nuts permits the ends of the rails to be secured with a minimum oxienditure of time and'labor. I

What I claim and desire to secure by Lettors Patent, isz

1. A. combined railwa tenor comprising a flat chair and rail fasase of a length for of railway ties, said base having each end thereof provided with hold iast 'd'eyic'es to secure the base inposition, splicefbarsformed integral with thelongitudinal marginal portions of the upper face of said has'e'and ada 'ted to overlap the bases and webs of a air 0 rail sections, the length of said splice bar's being such and said bars being so disposed with respect to the baseas to terminate at a point removed from each end of the base whereby the portions of the base'provided with. openings will project from the ends of the splice bars, a central longitudinal flange depending from the lower face of the base; an upper series of trans versely disposed reinforclng webs formed integral with the outer face of the splice bars,

and a lower'series of transversely extending webs formed integral with. the lower face of the'base and with said flange, said upper series of webs in vertical alinement with respect tosaid lower series of webs.

2'. A combined railway chair and rail fastener comprising a-fiat base of alength for mounting upona pair of railway ties/said base having each end thereof provided with openings through which is adapted to extend holdfast devices to secure the base in p0'si-, tion spiice bars formed integral with the lon- ,ees

of said base and ada ted to overlap the bases and webs of a air 0 rail sections, the length of said splice ars beingsuch and said bars being so disposed with respect to the base as to terminate at a point removed from each base provided with openings will project from the ends of the splice bars, a central face of the base, an upper series of transversely disposed reinforcing webs formed integral with the outer face of the splice bars, and a lower series of transversely extending webs formedintegral with the lower face of the base and with said flange, said upper series of webs in vertical alinement with respect to said lower series of webs, the inner webs bf each series being closer to each other than to the outer webs of the series. A

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

VINCENZ MALIK. ERNEST W. COOK.

Witnesses:

A. Roeson, MAX vH. SRLOVITZ.

' gitudinal marginal portions of the upper face 3 end of the base whereby theportions of the longitudinal flange depending from the lower 

